Weekday devotionals for Christians

Psalms 35:1A Psalm of David. Plead my cause, O LORD, with them that strive with me: fight against them that fight against me.Psalms 35:2Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for mine help.Psalms 35:3 Draw out also the spear, and stop the way against them that persecute me: say unto my soul, I am thy salvation.

The last time I wrote a devotional, I started this thought and I didn’t finish it. I gave the first point and I will continue on from there:

Have you ever been attacked? If you are living and breathing right now, then the probability is very high. Have you ever felt like you were being attacked? I feel like I can write about this topic, because I have been the attacked one many times! It will only be a matter of time before I feel like I am being attacked or will be attacked.

Don’t attacks seem so vicious and brutal? They seem to hit us in the most vulnerable and week spot…don’t they? They usually catch us off guard and we get to mix in embarrassment with our pain…….I HATE being attacked! A lot of things come to my mind: why? who? what did I do?….all are questions that usually come off of my tongue when this happens. Let me encourage you and myself and remind us all of what the Psalmist did when he got attacked.

1. He went to God.

2. He gave his issue to God. This is so hard to do. It is so easy to lash out and be unkind and mean with your words. Real control is displayed when you want to do something, but instead choose the high road. Real christianity is not retaliating or seeking vengance. It is so hard to give our matters over to the Lord, even though He is the best One to handle the situation. I believe for a person to truly “live by faith” is to hand over the matter to God and trust that He will take care of the situation better than you can. I am for communicating when an issue rises up. I am for problem solving with someone on a matter that needs to be corrected. I am for addressing a situation that needs to be fixed. I believe the true problem comes when we take matters into our own hands and “fix” them our way. You see God can fix a situation without putting a sinful attitude in the solution.

3. He vented to God. He took his complaint to God. I do not think that complaining is bad; I think that complaining to the wrong person is where most people mess up. If I have a work complaint and I take it to another employee in my company, I am not doing any good. If I take my issue to the proper authorities, then my “complaining” has the potential to bring about a positive change. It is ok to complain to God! Guess what? God can handle complaining! In fact, God likes it when we bring our issues to Him! That is one of the reasons why He allows some issues in our life…to draw us closer to Him! So go and complain to God, He can help you, hug you, but He won’t hinder you!